Comment: Lifting continues at pace this week across the country as weather conditions have improved. This should allow for the final Queen crops to be harvested this week. Conditions are still challenging in parts of the country and growers are behind schedule at this stage. Retail demand remains quite strong. However, there is some uncertainty around the food service sector as ‘wet pubs’ can reopen from Monday. In the UK free-buy trade fall has dropped this week and movement of supplies on contract continues to command the majority in potato markets.